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Deadwood St. Patrick's Day Celebration
The Deadwood St. Patrick's Day Celebration and Parade has been a tradition in Deadwood since 1981. Since that date, each year an Irish member of the community is chosen to lead the parade through downtown Deadwood. The honorees are feted at a luncheon in their honor at the Franklin Hotel prior to the parade.
Dates: March 15, 2011 - March 17, 2011 update info
Time: 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Event Cost: varied prices for food and drinks, but the parade is free
Venue: varied venues, including the Silverado-Franklin, Four Aces to the Masonic Temple and Main Street - Deadwood, SD
Contact: Deadwood Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
Phone: (800) 999-1876
Email:
Website: deadwood.org
Event Details:
A few days of celebrating the Irish culture and their patron saint with pub crawls, a parade, live music and entertainment, kids' fun, costumes, music awards and parties.
It is fitting that the Irish are honored in Deadwood, South Dakota. The Irish in the Deadwood area are linked to the early-day mining camps of the area and religious groups that settled the area. In the 1870s and 1880s, the Roman Catholic Church sent Irish priests and nuns to the area to set up churches, hospitals and schools. Many early Irish settlers are buried in Deadwood's St. Ambrose Cemetery.
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